Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Many organizations are experts at driving traffic to their online donation forms, but plenty struggle to actually secure donations and reach their fundraising goals. Youll need the right fundraising software to accomplish these steps successfully. For mobile users, the primary donation page conversion rate was just 10%.

Donation

Blackbaud

JULY 11, 2025

The data consistently shows that high-performing nonprofits need to increase their spending on evaluation, fundraising, strategic planning, and other infrastructure to scale their operations and ultimately serve more of the community. Ready to give smarter? Reading Nonprofit Financials: What Matters Most?

Metrics

Big Fundraising Ideas

APRIL 1, 2025

How to Get Chocolate Bars School Fundraiser forFree Blog Summary: This article outlines how schools can launch a chocolate bar fundraiser without upfront payment through Big Fundraising Ideas. It also addresses common concerns like leftover stock and overlapping fundraisers.

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Big Fundraising Ideas

APRIL 29, 2025

It highlights various fundraising strategies, including product-based sales, virtual fundraisers, event-based fundraisers, crowdfunding, and seasonal campaigns. At Big Fundraising Ideas, we specialize in helping schools achieve their fundraising goals with high-profit, easy-to-execute programs.

Fundraising

Blackbaud

JUNE 12, 2025

If online giving is part of your organization’s fundraising strategy, user-friendly donation forms are essential for maximizing donor engagement, conversion rates, and donation amounts. Let’s explore the impact of well-designed donation forms and best practices to help you leverage these tools for greater fundraising success.

Donation

Pamela Grow

JANUARY 22, 2025

Fundraising has been showing troubling trends for a while now. Nonprofit organizations will need to be a whole lot more serious about fundraising particularly donor retention in 2025. Donor communications provide the very engine behind your fundraising program. Fundraising isnt wrong. Only 13.8% Only 13.8%

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amplifi

APRIL 17, 2025

Regular but tasteful communication keeps your nonprofit in their thoughts when theyre finally ready to make a decision. He is also publisher of Major Gifts Today and Giving Tomorrow. The donor who sees your planned giving message today may not act for months or even years. Final thought. Market it well, and the gifts will follow.

Education

Big Fundraising Ideas

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Primary School Fundraising Ideas: A Seasonal and Year-Round Guide Blog Summary: Looking for fun ways to raise money for your primary school throughout the year? Youll get practical tips, references to helpful resources, and fresh ideas to maximize your primary school fundraising ideas.

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Big Fundraising Ideas

APRIL 22, 2025

Beyond Fundraising: Building Community Through SchoolEvents Blog Summary: School fundraising is more than just collecting donations-its an opportunity to bring together students, parents, teachers, and local businesses to create lasting memories and a sense of belonging. But fundraising isnt just about meeting monetary goals.

Fundraising

Gail Perry Group

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

We originally published this post a few years ago, and it's one of the most popular on our site. Board members know that their cash contributions lend vital credibility to your fundraising efforts. When they discuss it themselves, they are more bought in, and ready to make commitments. They know they are supposed to give.

Publishing

Center for Major Gifts

MAY 4, 2025

The Donor Decoder If your fundraising copy still uses phrases like spearheading a campaign or critical programs, congratulationsyouve just joined the All-Show, No-Dough Club. Forty years later, hes still handing out imaginary Fs to writers who rely on hollow phrasingespecially in nonprofit newsletters, fundraising appeals, and annual reports.

Publishing

Allied Grant Writers

JUNE 8, 2025

How to Evaluate Foundation Goals and Priorities The best way to spot a foundation’s core mission starts with taking a close look at their website, annual reports, and published materials. The core team members need to know about important funders and fundraising plans.

Grants

Instrumentl

JUNE 21, 2025

Published: June 29, 2022 Grant Writing Classes Table of Contents SHOW MORE SHOW LESS Return to top Want to know how to stay on the "good" list? Struggling to pick the questions you should answer when asking for a donation? Engage, build bonds, showcase impact, and elevate conversations effortlessly.

Instrumentl

Wild Apricot

JULY 29, 2025

The blog is active, with posts on trending topics published weekly. Internal links guide users to other relevant pages on your site, without them having to look for it—like the donation page when reading about your upcoming fundraiser or additional volunteer articles when sharing impact stories.

Nonprofit

Instrumentl

JUNE 21, 2025

Published: March 2, 2022 Grant Writing Classes Table of Contents SHOW MORE SHOW LESS Return to top Want to go from Rejected to Accepted? Instrumentl is the institutional fundraising platform. Look no further! instrumentl.com/teresa. Will: Yeah.

Instrumentl

Wild Apricot

JUNE 24, 2025

Fundraising Campaign Running a fundraising campaign manually takes a lot of time, especially when you’re trying to keep up with emails, social posts and donor follow-ups. You can plan out a week or month of content, set it to publish at the right times and track which posts get the most engagement.

CRM

Wild Apricot

JULY 24, 2025

AI-Readiness Clear, structured, factual content helps your organization show up in AI-generated summaries and answer boxes. Whether you’re updating your site or building new content, usability and AI readiness – for you and your audience – matters more than ever. Ready to bring all of this advice to life?

AI

Instrumentl

JUNE 21, 2025

Published: September 8, 2021 Grant Writing Classes Table of Contents SHOW MORE SHOW LESS Return to top In this 1-hour webinar (with 15 minutes Q&A), Teresa Huff will share with you how to simplify, streamline, and support your team. Instrumentl is the institutional fundraising platform. In terms of the link.

Instrumentl

Selfish Giving

MARCH 5, 2025

Does a partnership newsletter need to be a team effort, or can an individual team member successfully publish their own? - What type of person is best suited for publishing a newsletter, and how do they differ from other salespeople? - So, who is best suited for publishing a newsletter? Washington, D.C. Cool Jobs in Cause 1.

Publishing

Clairification

AUGUST 8, 2024

As you’re planning ahead, and readying your year-end fundraising initiatives, take a little time to think about your communication delivery mediums. I publish the Clairity Click-it to offer all kinds of resources for all kinds of nonprofit consumers. Not to mention your message content.

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Clairification

AUGUST 24, 2023

As you’re planning ahead, and readying your year-end fundraising initiatives, take a little time to think about your communication delivery mediums. I publish the Clairity Click-it to offer all kinds of resources for all kinds of nonprofit consumers. Not to mention your message content.

Readiness

Penelope Burk

NOVEMBER 8, 2019

Not long after I published the first edition of Donor-Centered Fundraising , I heard from a donor who had participated in several of our research studies. This donor wanted to know which not-for-profits had shifted their fundraising operations from typical to donor-centered.

Readiness

CauseVox

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Autumn definitely means “go time” in the life of a fundraiser, often because it signals the start of year-end , a period of time you may get upwards of 60% or more of your annual donations. Even if you don’t follow a definitive fundraising calendar, it’s still vital to come up with a year-end fundraising plan—and stick to it.

Fundraising

Candid

OCTOBER 17, 2022

There’s a lot of pressure to get ready for this one day, and it can feel overwhelming. Bonus: Your Candid nonprofit profile is connected to Facebook and Instagram’s fundraising platforms. That means, once you publish your updates, they will appear on both social media sites. I know I have. But, there is a way to simplify this.

Readiness

Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 17, 2022

If you are trying to fundraise without an annual fundraising plan, you are trying to bake a pie with a lot of ingredients but no recipe. Do you really want to make fundraising so hard? Do you really want to make fundraising so hard? Can you do it? But… that either requires a good memory or a lot of guesswork.

Fundraising

Big Fundraising Ideas

APRIL 2, 2024

Step-by-Step Guide to a Successful Cookie Dough Fundraiser Summary: Dive into the sweet world of cookie dough fundraising with this essential guide, perfect for students, teachers, and parents aiming to boost school funds deliciously. Why Choose Cookie Dough Fundraisers? Cookie dough fundraisers are effective.

Fundraising

Get Fully Funded

APRIL 11, 2022

Fundraising for startup nonprofits, especially during the first year, can feel like standing at the base of a mountain with no climbing gear. Fundraising for startup nonprofits is challenging and a plan will keep you on track. So, let’s look at what it takes to succeed in fundraising for startups. Where do you even start?

Fundraising

Pamela Grow

JANUARY 11, 2024

We faced a global pandemic, resulting in oftentimes disastrous fundraising. Organizations relying on event-driven fundraising suffered. And one of the biggest event-driven fundraising models shuttered their doors. Then, once nonprofits recovered their wits and resumed asking, fundraising initially rebounded big time.

AI

CauseVox

APRIL 25, 2022

Before you know it, summer will be here, and you’ll be knee-deep in preparations for the busy fall fundraising season. Many nonprofits prioritize spring fundraising, making this a busy and lucrative time of the year for fundraisers. A 24-Hour Spring Fundraising Blitz On Social Media.

Fundraising

CauseVox

JUNE 5, 2023

We’ve all been there: staring at a blank screen, desperately trying to create captivating social media fundraising content that resonates with our audience, while keeping up with the latest algorithms and trends. So, are you ready to harness the power of social media for your fundraising efforts?

Media

Selfish Giving

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

The gang at Remarkable Partnerships (RP) in the UK has shared a helpful article for new corporate fundraisers. It's called 5 Top Tips for New Corporate Fundraisers. Deferrers" look to others to help make decisions so be ready to share social proof. What would you suggest to a new corporate fundraiser?? Be a sponge.

Retail

Blackbaud

APRIL 4, 2024

For each program, break down its actual revenue and expenses, including its necessary overhead, such as your staff’s time devoted to office administration, marketing and fundraising for such program. A dashboard is a snapshot of the organization’s progress towards its major financial, fundraising, and mission impact goals.

Finance

Pamela Grow

JANUARY 22, 2025

Fundraising has been showing troubling trends for a while now. Nonprofit organizations will need to get serious about fundraising particularly donor retention in 2025. Donor communications provide the engine behind your fundraising program. And for too many years, our money mindset has affected our fundraising.

AI

Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 13, 2010

I recently asked a group of fundraising professionals about their biggest challenge. So, let’s hire a fundraising staff person. These donors can be a tremendous source of support for the organization once they understand its mission and are ready to become investors in its vision. The result?

Publishing

Pamela Grow

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Use these tried and true best practices to turn your website into a fundraising tool you can count on year-round: Optimize your donation page Streamline your navigation Create an engaging blog Before you dive into these tips, ensure that you’re working with the best tech stack possible to bring your web design dreams to life.

Donation

Greater Giving

JANUARY 23, 2024

Why is a CFRE certification important for fundraising professionals, and how can it elevate your career? The CFRE certification is an accredited credential designed specifically for fundraising professionals. Job Development Having a CFRE certification offers you greater confidence in the work you already do in nonprofit fundraising.

Fundraising

Big Fundraising Ideas

MAY 14, 2024

Maximizing Your School’s Profit with a Discount Card Fundraiser Blog Summary: This comprehensive guide explores practical and effective strategies for maximizing profits from your school’s discount card fundraiser. Welcome to a fresh start in fundraising! Now, imagine a more profitable, more accessible, and fun fundraiser.

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